In July 2017 Deliya Meylanova contacted her Member of Parliament, Catherine West, about the trial of Yury Dmitirev. In turn Catherine West (Labour) wrote to SIR ALAN DUNCAN, a Conservative MP at the Foreign Office. On 13 September, Duncan sent his fellow MP a reply: Source: Deliya Meylanova, Facebook; posted 31 October 2017, on «Дело … Continue reading Official Western responses
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September 2016 – just before the arrest
Yury Dmitriev in his Petrozavodsk apartment (photo, Hester den Boer) On Friday, 13 December 2016, the police knocked at the door and arrested the 60-year-old historian. Dmitriev has been held in custody ever since, at the city's Detention Centre No 1. In early June 2017 his trial began at the Petrozavodsk City Court (see Timeline). … Continue reading September 2016 – just before the arrest
Analysis of photos not ready — next hearing, 29 November
The latest hearing in the case of Yury Dmitriev took place on Wednesday 25 October although all had been warned on Tuesday that there would be no judicial hearing on 25th. The court decided that the hearing would resume on Wednesday, 29 November 2017. The reason for this postponement was that the expert assessment of … Continue reading Analysis of photos not ready — next hearing, 29 November
Andrei Makarevich (video)
Leader of the Time Machine band https://youtu.be/JNNNdXAyZJo "Perhaps Yury Dmitriev is not the easiest of people but that's no reason to lock him up. I ask that everything be done to restore the situation to something resembling normality. At the moment it reminds me of a madhouse."
Vladimir Martynov (video)
The 60th video clip made in supportof Yury Dmitriev is by the composer Vladimir Martynov: https://youtu.be/n3CAtw8wBgM “I've not met Yury Dmitriev, but this case has already reached such proportions that I have also become concerned. Especially since the charges are such a cliche. They are being used, in fact, to conceal the resistance of certain … Continue reading Vladimir Martynov (video)
The Dmitriev Affair 